Hop-box shade



(No Model.)

A. ENGLE.

HOP BOX SHADE.

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ALFRED ENGLE, OF WEST AMBOY, NEW YORK.

HOP-BOX SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,883, dated December 22, 1885.'

Application filed October 20, 1855. Serial No. 180,426. (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALFRED ENGLE, of West Amboy, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hop-Box Shade, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of an improved form of hop-box shade, its object being to protect the gathered hops and the pickers while at their work, and at the same time to provide a support for the hop-poles and facilitate rather than interfere with their being handled in the course of the picking.

To the above ends the invention consists of a folding shade-supporting frame which is carried by a central standard in contradistinction to two end standards; and the invention further consists of certain novel constructions and combinations, to be hereinafter explained, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of myimproved hop-box shade. Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectional View of the apparatus, representing the posit-ion of the parts when the shades are folded down. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same apparatus, taken on line as x of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a detail view representing the construction of the folding cross-bar employed to support the shades.

In the construction illustrated, A represents the hop-box. A longitudinal pole, B, which serves the double purpose of a lug-pole and a support for the hop-poles when the hops are being gathered, is supported by two end standards, 0 G, which extend downward and enter'sockets a a, formed on the ends A of the base or box A, but which do not extend above the pole B. Two vertical bars, d d, are secured to the center of the pole B and extend downward and upward oneither side thereof, the downwardly-projecting ends fitting over the central partition, b, of the box A, and entering sockets 00, by which they are held in rigid vertical position. The two bars at (1 constitute the central supporting-standard, D, the ridge-pole 6 being secured in a horizontal po- -braced by a diagonal bar, '0.

sition between the upper ends of said bars and The shadeframes N N are hinged to the ridge-pole e by hinges ff, which are so arranged that the shade-frames may be extended to the position shown in Fig. 1, or folded down to the position shown in Fig. 2.

In order that the shade-frames N N may be supported in the position shown in Fig. 1, I provide a compound bar, H, that is secured to the standard D by a hinge-joint, n, so that it may be turned to rest in a line parallel with the pole B, or swung around at right angles thereto, in which latter case the end k is supported by the claws z t.

In order that the shade-frames may be ad justed to different inclinations, I provide the ends of the bar H with pivotally-connected bars h h, which rest against the under side of the frames and afford a firm support for them.

WVhen the shades N N are to be folded down to the position shown in Fig. 2, the arms h h are placed upon the supporting-pins hh, and the bar H turned to lie parallel with the bar or pole B; but if the attendant should omit to so place the arms they would still be held by the straps m m.

The covering Z of the frames N N may be of any suitable material; but I prefer to use ordinary hop-bagging, as such material may be removed at the end of the season and used for bagging the hops.

When the shades are folded down, they are caught and held by the two catch-arms 0 0, which are pivotally connected to the bars 01 d of the standard D, and arranged to be folded up out of the way of the hop-pickers when not in use, but to be turned down to act as catches when the shades are lowered, the arms 0 being formed with a recessed lower or inner end, and the corresponding end of the arm 0 being formed with a projection which enters said recess.

To the top of the ridgepole e, I secure a strip of oil-cloth or canvas, g, which projects outward on either side over the upper edges of the shades N N.

Such being the construction of the hop-box shade, its advantages will be readily appreciated by those who understand the requirements of such an apparatus, for with this device the hop-poles may be easily handled and their position changed while the hops are be ing picked.

The shades may be folded down at night or when the device is being carried from place to place, and when left for the night the wind will not be liable to injure the shadeframes, as they will be securely fastened by the catcharms 0 0.

' Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a hop-box shade, the combination, with the basepr box A, of the lug-pole B, supported by standards 0 O, and carrying a central standard, D, adapted to support the rid gepole, substantially as described.

2. In a hop-box shade, the combination, with the base or box A, of the lug-pole B, standards 0 0, central standard, D, ridge-pole 6, shadeframes N N, and a folding bar, H, 20

substantially as described.

3. In a hop-box shade, the combination, with the base or box A, of the following-named elements: lug-pole B, standards 0 0, standard D, ridge pole 0, cover q, shade-frames N N, and a compound folding bar formed of the sections H h h, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hop-box shade, the combination, with the shade-frames and their supporting frame, of catches formed from folding arms 0 0, pivotally connected to the supporting-frame and formed the one with a recess and the other with a projection on their approaching ends, substantially as set forth.

ALFRED ENGLE.

\Vitnesses:

ALONZO J OCELYN, NATHAN P. STANTON. 

